diff --git a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
index 5467651baf..618240ee7f 100644
--- a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
+++ b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
@@ -258,12 +258,10 @@ library's other public headers:
         FILES example.h
       FILE_SET generated_headers
         TYPE HEADERS
-        BASE_DIRS $<TARGET_PROPERTY:example,BINARY_DIR>
+        BASE_DIRS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
         FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/example_export.h
   )
 
-  target_include_directories(example PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
-
   install(
     TARGETS example
     FILE_SET HEADERS